[pptp-server] PoPToP -> Win98 setup guide

[Matthew Ramsay]

Hiya all,

A lot of people are having problems getting this going .. so here is a
quick guide for those interested.
Note: winNT is a different story.. i think v0.8.6 may have brok NT
client support for some reason? anyone got v0.8.6 working on NT?

A quick guide to setting up poptop and win98:

Get v0.8.6 (if you don't already have it..)
Get a recent PPPD (i use 2.3.8... i have used it with 2.3.5)

check that pppd is in /usr/sbin/

do a './configure'
make
make install

check that there is 'pptpmanager', 'pptpd' and 'pptpctrl' and 'pptpgre'
in
/usr/local/bin/

make sure you are *root* before launching 'pptpd'

go to /etc/
open up syslog.conf

add the line:

daemon.debug                                           
/var/log/pptpd.log

kill off the current syslogd and start a new one. (/usr/sbin/syslogd i
think)

Make sure you have PTY's and PPP in the kernel... remake your kernel if
you haven't.. it won't work otherwise.

make sure the following files exist and look similar to:
---
/etc/ppp/options

debug
name servername
auth
require-chap
proxyarp

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/etc/pptpd.conf

speed 115200
localip 192.168.0.234-238
remoteip 192.168.1.234-238

---
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets

billy   servername      bob     *

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ok now u r set.
run 'pptpd'

go to the win98 machine:

make new VPN connection

username billy, password bob

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If it fails.. kill off any pptp, PPTP or pppd process and launch pptp
again

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if still fails send me the log from /var/log/pptpd.log which u created
earlier via syslog.. but which now should contain all the pptpd debug
information.


Good Luck!

Cheers,
Matt.